No dice. I did that, but it still didn't do what I feel it should. However, it may have solved part of my problem. Let me explain in a little more detail what it is I am trying to do, and perhaps you can help me further. I'm trying to install the Windows 8 Consumer Preview. I had initial problems with it, but finally got it to work. However, it tries to force install to the primary C directory, and won't let me do a custom install. I tried to put it on my external hard drive and install it from there, but it still wanted to use the internal drive. I don't want to overwrite my current Windows 7, I would much rather dual boot. So I've been trying to partition the internal drive. However, even though I have nearly 60GB free, it won't let me create a partition larger than about 4GB. That's not sufficient to install an OS. From what I understand the problem is due to a file allocated to the primary partition which cannot be moved automatically by Windows. It suggested, though, that I temporarily move it manually, partition the drive, and move the file back. I tried looking in the Event Viewer to find out which file it had issues with, but it was very unspecific. So, I resorted to my attempts to remove the page file. (That was the generic suggestion provided by Windows.) Having tried everything that I mentioned above, including what you have provided, I still couldn't shrink the volume below 4GB. So I looked in the Event Viewer again, just now, and this time it's complaining about a thumbcache file. Which also can't be moved, because it's in use. Any thoughts or ideas?